Melrose News

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The third Summer Stroll: An Adult Evening on Main Street, will be held tonight, Friday, July 17, between Upham and Grove streets.

That stretch of the downtown business district will be closed to traffic from 6 to 9 p.m. as area musicians perform, local restaurants serve…

Published in the July 17, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Celebrating music, arts and community has always been part of life in Melrose. Continuing this tradition, the City of Melrose is excited to announce the 2nd Annual Four Corners Festival which will activate Cedar Park and Hesseltine Field at the Horace Mann School for family friendly…

Published in the July 10, 2015

MELROSE — Police continued this week to investigate a series of motor vehicle break-ins in the Heywood Avenue-Bay State Road area, with an eye on a suspect Stoneham Police arrested for similar crimes in that community.

On Saturday, July 4, around 8:15 a.m. a number of reports of entered…

Published in the July 10, 2015 edition

MELROSE — City education officials and Melrose’s Beacon Hill delegation have long fought for change in the way the state determines how school programs are to be funded.

They have decried the unfair formula used to determine so-called Chapter 70 funding as it relates to the foundation budget…

Published in the July 10, 2015

Melrosians enjoy their outdoor community events, and two more are coming up in a week.

The Chamber of the Commerce and its municipal partner will host the Third Summer Stroll: An Adult Evening on Main Street, on Friday, July 17.

With support from TD Bank and the Melrose Messina…

Published in the July 10, 2015

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The aldermen present at a special June 25 meeting unanimously approved putting a $2.25 million override request on the November 3 city election ballot.

With Alderman At Large Jaclyn Bird and Ward 3’s Frank Wright absent, the aldermen vote 9-0 to allow the question to be…

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — After trimming about $400,000 from a request made by Mayor Robert J. Dolan’s administration, the aldermen on June 25 passed a $72,485,827 city budget for the fiscal year that began Wednesday.

Among the fiscal year 2016 budget highlights:

• A 3.5 percent increase over  fiscal year…

Published in the July 3, 2015 edition

MELROSE — The city is ready to celebrate.

On Friday, July 3, Melrose will host its annual Independence Day events on the Common from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Annual Bike and Carriage Parade for children will wind its way around the park. Registration begins at 10…

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Published in the July 3, 2015 edition